39 Prescott B #39 · Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

$69,999

1 bd · 1.0 ba · 585 sqft · Condo · 99 Days on market

Built 1977 $588/mo HOA · 36% of rent ↓ 36% since listing

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• Cash flow +28.5/30.0
• 1% rule +10.0/10.0
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Schools +4.1/10.0
• Livability +3.8/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

This spacious 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom condo is located on the second floor within the gated 55+ community of Century Village. Conveniently situated near the beach, shopping, and dining, this residence offers both comfort and accessibility. The condo features a renovated kitchen with modern white shaker cabinets and a peaceful screened-in patio just off the primary bedroom. The laundry room is located just steps away. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, tennis courts, courtesy bus, and more.

Key facts

• Gated community
• Clubhouse
• Community amenities

Tags

• GATED COMMUNITY
• RENOVATED KITCHEN
• SCREENED-IN PATIO
• COMMUNITY AMENITIES
• CLUBHOUSE
• POOL

Property features AI

Finance

• HOA & community: Monthly HOA fee; Association amenities: Billiard room, Clubhouse, Fitness center, Jogging path, Picnic area, Parking, Pool, Storage, Community room, Courtesy bus, Security; HOA covers insurance, grounds maintenance, structure maintenance, sewer, trash, water, common areas, recreation facility, and pool service; Located in a senior community

Exterior

• Parking: Assigned parking; Guest parking
• Security: Security guard; Security fence; Security patrol
• Utilities: Water service included in association; Sewer included in association; Electric service; Trash service included in association
• Home design: Condominium; 2 stories; Second-floor entry; Faces north
• Construction: CBS and pre-cast concrete construction
• Exterior features: Screened porch; Fenced; Not waterfront

Interior

• Kitchen: Electric range; Microwave; Refrigerator
• Bedrooms: 1 bedroom on the main level
• Flooring: Marble; Tile; Wood
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Electric heating; Electric cooling
• Interior features: Walk-in closet(s); Blinds

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 1-bed/1.0-bath condo listed at $70k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $228 ($3k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $70k).
• Recommended offer: $64k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 10.2% vs local median 4.2% in Deerfield Beach — top-decile yield for the area; either an underpriced asset or a hidden risk that comps aren't pricing in. Stress-test before assuming the spread holds.

Location & tenants

• Location reads 75/100 on livability (#250 in FL, #3,970 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: housing A+, health & safety A+, cost of living A; Watch: schools D-, amenities D-, employment D-.
• Broward (suburban): math 42% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #46 of 73 in FL (top 63%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Market conditions: Rents flat; 586 active listings in the ZIP; 35 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 24d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 2,111 units permitted in Broward County in 2024 (1,265 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent runs 37% of the median local income ($53k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $484 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Broward County population projected at +34% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 99 days — a 9% lower offer ($64k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• 4 sale attempts since 2y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $5k (7%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: HOA is 36% of rent.

Recommended offer $63,699 (9.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 99 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1977 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
3. What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
4. Any open or pending special assessments — roof, HVAC, plumbing, elevator, façade? What's the per-unit balance and payoff schedule, and is the seller paying it off at close or rolling it to the buyer?
5. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
6. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
7. Schools are D-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
8. What's the average days-on-market for RENTAL listings here right now (not sales)? A rising rental-DOM trend means longer vacancies and softer asking-rent achievability than the comps imply.
9. What's the recent tenant-quality profile in this submarket — average credit score on applications, eviction rate, late-payment / NSF rate, and stable-employment percentage? A property-management company in the area should have these aggregated.
10. How much new apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.

Investment metrics

• 1% rule: 2.35% ✓
• Cap rate: 10.20%
• Cash-on-cash: 13.97%
• DSCR: 1.62
• GRM: 3.5

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 0.1% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -1.6%
• Equity multiple: 0.94×
• Total profit: $-1,094
• Equity at exit: $10,437

10-year hold

• IRR: 1.2%
• Equity multiple: 1.06×
• Total profit: $1,257
• Equity at exit: $6,052

Cash invested: $19,600 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Florida: 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day pay-or-quit; preempts local rent control; landlord-friendly statutes. Court speed varies by county.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 33442

• Rents YoY: 0.1%
• Active inventory: 586
• Price-to-rent: 3.5×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,645 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$367
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$87 /mo · $1,050/yr
• Insurance: −$29
• HOA: −$588
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$346
• Net cashflow: $228

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,357

Max offer price $69,999

Occupancy floor 81%

UW: 25.0% down · 7.5% · 30yr · 1.5% tax · 5.0% vac · 8.0% maint · 8.0% mgmt

Financing live

Cash to close

• Down payment: $17,500
• Closing costs: $2,100
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 35 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
20 Prescott E Unit 20 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,600	$2.29	24d	1	0.06mi
188 Prescott E Unit 188 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,800	$2.57	24d	1	0.07mi
25 Newport Ct Unit 25 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	700	$1,549	$2.21	24d	1	0.07mi
27 Newport B Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,550	$2.21	22d	1	0.07mi
181 Tilford I Unit I Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,350	$1.93	24d	1	0.13mi
260 Prescott N Unit 260 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,500	$2.14	24d	1	0.20mi
181 Newport Ct #181 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,650	$2.36	24d	1	0.21mi
170 Newport K Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,430	$2.44	24d	1	0.22mi
125 Newport I Unit I Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,600	$2.29	24d	1	0.22mi
111 Tilford F #111 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,500	$2.56	20d	1	0.24mi
111 Tilford F #111 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,500	$2.56	5d	1	0.24mi
226 Newport O Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,600	$2.29	3d	1	0.29mi
226 Newport O Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,700	$2.43	24d	1	0.29mi
358 Markham Cres Unit 358 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,500	$2.14	24d	1	0.34mi
111 Oakridge I #111 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	706	$1,595	$2.26	24d	1	0.36mi
295 Newport Dr Unit 295 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	595	$1,450	$2.44	24d	1	0.37mi
308 Markham N Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,200	$1.71	24d	1	0.41mi
436 Markham S #436 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,400	$2.39	24d	1	0.43mi
306 Newport T #306 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,350	$2.31	24d	1	0.46mi
6 Ventnor a Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	600	$1,429	$2.38	24d	1	0.62mi
41 Deer Creek Rd Unit G106 Deerfield Beach, FL	—	1.0	550	$1,850	$3.36	24d	1	0.68mi
384 Durham Cir Unit 384 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	593	$1,400	$2.36	24d	1	0.85mi
178 Durham E Unit 178 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	593	$1,350	$2.28	10d	1	0.88mi
178 Durham E Unit 178 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	593	$1,350	$2.28	3d	1	0.88mi
102 Westbury E #102 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,900	$3.25	7d	1	0.99mi
98 Westbury E #98 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,600	$2.74	24d	1	0.99mi
125 Westbury E Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,600	$2.74	24d	1	1.00mi
127 Westbury Cir Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,425	$2.44	24d	1	1.00mi
3016 Cambridge A Unit A Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,350	$1.93	24d	1	1.01mi
137 Farnham F #137 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$2,500	$3.57	24d	1	1.01mi
137 Farnham F Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	708	$2,000	$2.82	24d	1	1.02mi
4359 SW 10th Pl Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	718	$1,913	$2.66	22d	1	1.05mi
149 Westbury I #149 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.0	585	$1,700	$2.91	24d	1	1.05mi
329 Farnham P #329 Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0	1.5	700	$1,450	$2.07	24d	1	1.10mi
4400 NW 6th St Deerfield Beach, FL	1.0–2.0	1.0–2.0	875	$1,826	$2.09	2d	9	1.40mi

HOA detail condo

• Monthly dues: $588 · $7,056/yr
• Likely covers: poolsecurity
• Assessments: None detected in remarks — confirm with the listing agent.

Listing history 23 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $69,999 Active 99 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $69,999 Active 98 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $69,999 Active 97 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $69,999 Active 96 DOM
5. 2026-06-13
   days on market $69,999 Active 94 DOM
6. 2026-06-09
   days on market $69,999 Active 90 DOM
7. 2026-06-07
   days on market $69,999 Active 88 DOM
8. 2026-06-04
   days on market $69,999 Active 85 DOM
9. 2026-06-03
   days on market $69,999 Active 84 DOM
10. 2026-06-02
    days on market $69,999 Active 83 DOM
11. 2026-06-01
    days on market $69,999 Active 82 DOM
12. 2026-05-31
    days on market $69,999 Active 81 DOM
13. 2026-03-17
    price $69,999
14. 2026-01-09
    listed $75,000 Active
15. 2025-10-31
    historical
16. 2025-09-17
    price $90,000
17. 2025-08-30
    price $95,000
18. 2025-08-07
    listed $100,000 Active
19. 2025-07-31
    historical
20. 2025-01-16
    listed $115,000 Active
21. 2025-01-16
    historical
22. 2024-03-11
    historical
23. 2024-02-05
    listed $110,000 Active

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $19,745
• − Mortgage interest: −$3,921
• − Property taxes: −$1,050
• − Insurance: −$350
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,580
• − Management: −$1,580
• − HOA: −$7,056
• − Depreciation: −$2,036
• Taxable income: $2,172
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$521
• After-tax cash flow: $2,216/yr

For passive investors: Depreciation is non-cash, so a rental often shows a tax loss while cash-flowing — sheltering income. Rental losses are passive: they offset passive income freely, and up to $25,000/yr can offset ordinary (W-2) income if you actively participate and your MAGI is under $100k (phasing out to $0 by $150k); unused losses carry forward. On sale, claimed depreciation is recaptured at up to 25%, and gains may owe capital-gains tax (a 1031 exchange can defer both). Figures are a year-1 estimate at your 24.0% rate — not tax advice; consult a CPA.

Schools (NCES district)

• District: Broward
• NCES district ID: 1200180
• Math proficiency: 42% ▼ -18.00%
• Reading proficiency: 53% ▼ -5.00%
• Median HH income: $52,139
• Composite: 40.88/100
• National rank: #3621
• State rank: #46 of 73 in FL

Livability — Deerfield Beach

• Score: 75/100
• State rank: #250
• US rank: #3970

Category grades

Amenities D- Commute C Cost of living A Crime C+ Employment D- Housing A+ Health & safety A+ User ratings C+

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Deerfield Beach, FL
• County: Broward County · 1,963,430 people
• City population: 61,449
• Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
• Population (ZIP): 31,296
• Household income: $53,254
• Rent vs Own: 30.3% rent · 69.7% own
• Severe rent burden: 2169.0

Population outlook (Broward County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 2,207,033 people
• By 2030: 2,360,704 · +7.0%
• By 2040: 2,661,208 · +20.6%
• By 2050: 2,946,698 · +33.5%
• By 2075: 3,602,273 · +63.2%
• By 2100: 3,970,984 · +79.9%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.61)
• Race & ethnicity: White 57% Hispanic / Latino 23% Two or more races 19% Black 10% Asian 2%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 1% Puerto Rican 4% Cuban 3%
• Common ancestry: Estonian 7% Romanian 4% Hispanic 3%
• Foreign-born: 34% · Canada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic
• Languages at home: 59% English-only · Spanish 20% Other Indo-European 13% French/Haitian/Cajun 4%

Political lean MEDSL · Broward

• 2024 margin: D (+17.0) · D 58.0% · R 41.0%
• 2008→2024 swing: -17.8pp toward R · 2008: 34.7pp · 2024: 17.0pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+17.0 2020: D+29.8 2016: D+35.0 2012: D+34.9 2008: D+34.7

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -280.44%
• Current HPI: 323.0166
• Rent YoY: ▲ 0.10%
• Metro: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.28%
• F500 in state: 36

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in FL)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Technology	2	$29B
▸Insurance	2	$17B
▸Retail	1	$60B
▸Technology Distribution	1	$58B
▸Homebuilding	1	$35B
▸Technology Manufacturing	1	$35B

Price history

-36.4% since first listed

11 events — show timeline

• 2026-03-17 Price Changed $69,999 Beaches MLS
• 2026-01-09 Listed $75,000 Beaches MLS
• 2025-10-31 Listing Removed — MARMLS
• 2025-09-17 Price Changed $90,000 MARMLS
• 2025-08-30 Price Changed $95,000 MARMLS
• 2025-08-07 Listed $100,000 MARMLS
• 2025-07-31 Listing Removed — MARMLS
• 2025-01-16 Listed $115,000 MARMLS
• 2025-01-16 Coming Soon — MARMLS
• 2024-03-11 Listing Removed — Beaches MLS
• 2024-02-05 Listed $110,000 Beaches MLS